50 Designers You Should Know

Design has shaped our modern age, whether it's the chair we sit in, the computer we read on, or the house we live in. Design is everywhere, and this volume profiles 50 of the most influential designers of the past century.

The selection of designers is profiled here in double-page spreads with background information, photographs and illustrations. From the first bent chairs from Thonet to the holistic design worlds of Bauhaus and Le Corbusier, the signature style of designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eileen Gray and Philippe Starck to internationally known brands such as Swatch, Muji and Apple.